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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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