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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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