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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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