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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the 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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