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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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