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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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