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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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