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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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