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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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