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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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