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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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