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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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