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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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