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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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