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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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