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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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