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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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