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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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