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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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