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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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