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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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