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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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