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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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