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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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