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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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