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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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