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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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