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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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