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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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