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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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