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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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