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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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