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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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