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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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