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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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