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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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