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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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