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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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