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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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