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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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