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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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