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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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