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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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