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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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