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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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