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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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