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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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