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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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