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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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