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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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