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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses 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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