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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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