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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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