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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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