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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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