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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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