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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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