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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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