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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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