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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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