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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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