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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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