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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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