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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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