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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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