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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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