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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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