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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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