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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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