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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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