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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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