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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important 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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