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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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