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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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