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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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