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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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