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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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