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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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