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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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