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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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