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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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