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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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