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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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