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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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