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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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