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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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