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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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