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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important 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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