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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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