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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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