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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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