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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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