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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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