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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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