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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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