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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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