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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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