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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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