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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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