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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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