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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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