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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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