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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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