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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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