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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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