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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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