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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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