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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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