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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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