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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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