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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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