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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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