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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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