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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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