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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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