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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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