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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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