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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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