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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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