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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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