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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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