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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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