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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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