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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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