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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important 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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