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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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