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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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