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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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