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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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