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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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