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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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