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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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