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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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