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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important 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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