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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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