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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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