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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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