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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free 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 issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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