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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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