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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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