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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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