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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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