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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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