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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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