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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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