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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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