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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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