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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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