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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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