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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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