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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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