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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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