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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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