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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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