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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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