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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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