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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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