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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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