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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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