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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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