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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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