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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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