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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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