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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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