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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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