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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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