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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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