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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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