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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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