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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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