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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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