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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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