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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take 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. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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