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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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