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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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