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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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