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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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