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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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