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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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