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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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