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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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