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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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