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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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