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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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