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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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