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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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