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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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