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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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