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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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