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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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