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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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