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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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