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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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