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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. 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. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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