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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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