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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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