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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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