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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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