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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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