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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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