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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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