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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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