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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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