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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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