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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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