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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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