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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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