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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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