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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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