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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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