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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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