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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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