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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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