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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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