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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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