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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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