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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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