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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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