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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies 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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