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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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