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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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