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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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