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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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