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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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