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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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