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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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