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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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