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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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