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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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