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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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