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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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