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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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