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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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