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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning enable students all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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