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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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