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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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