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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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