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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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