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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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