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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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