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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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