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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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