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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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