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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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