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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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