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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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