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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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