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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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