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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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