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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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