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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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