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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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