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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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