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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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