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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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