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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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