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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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