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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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