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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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