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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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