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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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