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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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