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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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