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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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