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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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