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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. 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. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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