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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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