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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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