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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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