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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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