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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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