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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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