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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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