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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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