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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies 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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