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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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