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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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