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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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