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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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