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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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