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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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