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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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