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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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