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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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