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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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