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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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