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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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