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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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