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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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