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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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