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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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