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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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