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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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