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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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