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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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