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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers 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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