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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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