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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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