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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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