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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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