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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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