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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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