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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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