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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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