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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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