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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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