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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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