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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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