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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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