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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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