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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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