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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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