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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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