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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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