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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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