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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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