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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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