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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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