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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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