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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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