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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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