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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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