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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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