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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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