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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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