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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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