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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the key 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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