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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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