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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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