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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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