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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the authoritative 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 definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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