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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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