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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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