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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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