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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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