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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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