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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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