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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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