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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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