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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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