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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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