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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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