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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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