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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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