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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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