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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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