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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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