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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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