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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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