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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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