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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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