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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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