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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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