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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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