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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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