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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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