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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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