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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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