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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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