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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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