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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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