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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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