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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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