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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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