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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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