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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses 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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