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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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