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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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