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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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