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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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