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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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