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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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