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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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