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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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