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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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