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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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