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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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