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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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