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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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