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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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