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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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