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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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