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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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