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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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