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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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