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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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