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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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