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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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