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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the 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 amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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