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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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