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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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