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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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