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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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