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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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