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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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