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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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