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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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