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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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