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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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