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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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