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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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