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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes 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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