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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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