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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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