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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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