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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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