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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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