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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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