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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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