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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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