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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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