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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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