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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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