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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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