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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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