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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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