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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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