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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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