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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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