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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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