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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning enable learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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