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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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