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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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