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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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