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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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