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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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