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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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