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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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