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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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