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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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