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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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