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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended 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 certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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