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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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