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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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