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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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