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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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