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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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