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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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