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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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