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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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