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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand these open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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