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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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