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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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