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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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