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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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