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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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