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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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