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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low 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 digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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