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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key 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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