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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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