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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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