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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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