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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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