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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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