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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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