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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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