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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major 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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