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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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