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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the 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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