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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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