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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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