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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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