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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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