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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines 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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