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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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