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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not 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 learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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