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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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