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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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