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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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