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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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