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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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