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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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