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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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