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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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