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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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