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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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