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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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