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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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