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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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