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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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