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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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