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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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