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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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