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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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