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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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