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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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