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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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