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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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