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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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