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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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