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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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