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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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