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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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