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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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