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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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