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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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