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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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