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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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