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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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