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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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