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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key 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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