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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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