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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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