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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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