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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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