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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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