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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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