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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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