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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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