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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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