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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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