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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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